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38 | PARKS, RECREATION & COMMUNITY SERVICES NEEDS ASSESSMENT <br />NEEDS <br />Figure 18. Recommendations with Citywide Impact <br />RECOMMENDATION EXISTING CONDITIONS <br />ADDITIONAL PARKLAND. <br />The City will need to identify, acquire or develop partnership <br />arrangements to meet the needs of its growing population. <br />In 2016, Redwood City provided 2.78 acres of parkland per <br />1,000 residents. <br />SERVICE GAPS. <br />The City should consider the six neighborhoods with signifi cant <br />areas outside of a 10-minute walk to a City park for future <br />parkland acquisition, partnership arrangements and access <br />improvements. <br />Six neighborhoods include signifi cant areas that are outside of a <br />10-minute walk to a City park. <br />ESSENTIAL SERVICES. <br />Recommendations for each of these priority areas are listed <br />below. <br />The Department’s essential services include park events and <br />programming, trail activities, play for children, social gathering <br />locations, multigenerational play and sports fi elds. <br />INCREASE AMENITIES AT EXISTING PARKS. <br />Identify parks that have capacity to accommodate restrooms, <br />picnic areas, larger playgrounds, etc. <br />Mini parks may or may not have amenities such as picnic tables <br />and children’s playgrounds. Some neighborhood parks lack <br />amenities such as restrooms and water fountains. <br />EVENTS AND PROGRAMMING IN NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS. <br />The City should pilot neighborhood-scale events rather than <br />adding more large-scale events. The City should also consider <br />bringing programming to neighborhood parks. <br />Events and programming primarily take place at the City’s large, <br />community parks such as Courthouse Square, Marlin Park, Red <br />Morton Park, and Staff ord Park. <br />7.A. - Page 56 of 66 <br />168